site.btaContract on Delivery of 35 New Electric Trains Signed Between Transport Ministry, Consortium BUL20EMU
Signing ceremony for a contract on the delivery of 35 electric multiple unit trains, with Alstom CEO Gabriel Stanciu (front left) and Transport and Communications Minister Grozdan Karadjov (front right) signing, Sofia, April 25, 2025 (BTA Photo/Vladimir Shokov)
The locomotives will have six carriages and 351 seats - 51 in first class and 301 in second class. Karadjov said that with this investment, the Transport Ministry hopes to solve almost two-thirds of Bulgarians' needs for new rolling stock to make rail transport more attractive.
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